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• Mounier-Kuhn syndrome masquerading pulmonary thromboembolism in an elderly male

  Authors:Pankaj Gupta, Ujjwal Gorsi, Ashish Bhalla, and Niranjan KhandelwalFrom:Lung India (Vol. 31, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-March 20141,348 words Clinical report 1360LByline: Pankaj. Gupta, Ujjwal. Gorsi, Ashish. Bhalla, Niranjan. Khandelwal Mounier-Kuhn syndrome, also referred to as tracheobronchomegaly, is a rare idiopathic clinical and radiologic disorder characterized by...

• Migrating bullet: a case of a bullet embolism to the pulmonary artery with secondary pulmonary infarction after gunshot wound to the left globe

  Authors:Eugene Duke, Andrew Peterson, and William ErlyFrom:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-March 20141,196 words Report 1670LByline: Eugene. Duke, Andrew. Peterson, William. Erly Bullet embolism is a rare phenomenon following gunshot injuries. We present a case of a 25-year-old male who sustained a gunshot wound to his left globe with the...

• Bronchial artery embolization in chronic pulmonary thromboembolism: A therapeutic dilemma

  Authors:Madhurima Sharma, Mandeep Garg, Mandeep Ghuman, Rakesh Kocchar, and Niranjan KhandelwalFrom:Lung India (Vol. 32, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  November-December 20151,097 words Case study 1300LByline: Madhurima. Sharma, Mandeep. Garg, Mandeep. Ghuman, Rakesh. Kocchar, Niranjan. Khandelwal Bronchial artery embolization is the treatment of choice for the management of life-threatening massive hemoptysis....

• Post-traumatic pulmonary embolism in the intensive care unit

  Authors:Mabrouk Bahloul, Anis Chaari, Hassen Dammak, Fatma Medhioub, Leila Abid, Hichem Ksibi, et al.From:Annals of Thoracic Medicine (Vol. 6, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  October-December 20115,609 words Report 1510LByline: Mabrouk. Bahloul, Anis. Chaari, Hassen. Dammak, Fatma. Medhioub, Leila. Abid, Hichem. Ksibi, Sondes. Haddar, Hatem. Kallel, Hedi. Chelly, Chokri. Hamida, Mounir. Bouaziz Objective: To determine the predictive...

• Massive pulmonary embolism leading to cardiac arrest after tourniquet deflation following lower limb surgery

  Authors:N. Bharti and S. MahajanFrom:Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (Vol. 37, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 2009776 words Clinical report 1300LWe present a case of fatal pulmonary embolism after release of a thigh tourniquet following lower limb orthopaedic surgery. A 55-year old male, weighing 62 kg, was operated on for fracture of the tibial tuberosity and...

• Multiorgan paradoxical embolism consequent to acute pulmonary thromboembolism with patent foramen ovale: a case report

  Authors:Giorgio Caretta, Debora Robba, Ivano Bonadei, Melissa Teli, Benedetta Fontanella, Enrico Vizzardi, et al.From:Cases Journal (Vol. 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 17, 20092,493 words Case study Authors: Giorgio Caretta [1]; Debora Robba [1]; Ivano Bonadei [1]; Melissa Teli [1]; Benedetta Fontanella [1]; Enrico Vizzardi (corresponding author) [1]; Davide Farina [2]; Riccardo Raddino [1]; Livio Dei Cas [1]...

• Computerised tomography for the detection of pulmonary emboli in intensive care patients--a retrospective cohort study

  Authors:A. Licht, W.J. Sibbaldt, and P.D. LevinsFrom:Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (Vol. 36, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20083,618 words Clinical report SUMMARY Pulmonary emboli are frequently considered as a cause for respiratory deterioration in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, however empirical observation suggests that computerised tomographic (CT) angiography...

• Heparin: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia leading to pulmonary embolism in an elderly patient: case report

  From:Reactions Weekly (Issue 1265)

  Aug. 13, 2009319 words Brief article, Case ... An event is serious (FDA MedWatch definition) when the patient outcome is: death death life-threatening hospitalisation disability congenital anomaly requires intervention to prevent permanent...

• Fine-tuning the evaluation of acute pulmonary embolism

  From:Journal of Respiratory Diseases (Vol. 27, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 1, 2006556 words Article 1490LWriting Group for the Christopher Study Investigators. Effectiveness of managing suspected pulmonary embolism using an algorithm combining clinical probability, D-dimer testing, and computed tomography. JAMA. Jan 11,...

• Diagnosing acute PE: a potentially useful echocardiographic finding. (Pulmonary Corner)

  From:The Journal of Critical Illness (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 2002232 words Brief article A new echocardiographic sign may be of some value in the assessment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). The 60/60 sign, which is based on a disturbed right ventricular (RV) ejection pattern, has good specificity, although...

• Association between right ventricular function and perfusion abnormalities in hemodynamically stable patients with acute pulmonary embolism

  Authors:Rachel L. Miller, Sam Das, Thiruvengadam Anandarangam, David W. Leibowitz, Philip O. Alderson, Byron Thomashow, et al.From:Chest (Vol. 113, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 19983,976 words Article Background/objectives: Patients presenting with acute pulmonary embolism associated with hemodynamic compromise exhibit right ventricular enlargement and dysfunction on transthoracic echocardiogram. However, the degree...

• BROADENING THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY INDICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY EMBOLISM

  Authors:C Jerjes-Sanchez, P Gutierrez-Fajardo, A Ramirez-Rivera, H Trevino, I Villarreal, M Bermudez, et al.From:Chest (Vol. 116, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 1999423 words Article Purpose: right ventricle hypokinesis (RVHK) in pts. with pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major risk factor to recurrence and mortality. This right venticle dysfunction in pts with normal blood pressure (BP) could be...

• Recent advances in the diagnosis and lytic therapy of pulmonary embolism

  Author:Samuel Z. GoldhaberFrom:Chest (Vol. 99, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 19913,978 words Article Although evidence suggests that thrombolytic (clot-dissolving or fibrinolytic) therapy is effective in treating pulmonary embolism (PE, the blockage of a major lung blood vessel by a blood clot that has travelled from...

• Mortality from pulmonary embolism in the United States: 1962 to 1984

  Authors:David E. Lilienfeld, Eva Chan, Jeffrey Ehland, James H. Godbold, Philip J. Landrigan, and Gary MarshFrom:Chest (Vol. 98, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 19903,094 words Article Pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when pulmonary vessels are blocked by fragments of a blood clot that originates in the leg or pelvic region. The risk of PE usually increases during long-term bedrest, the postoperative...

• Lethal pulmonary embolism in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome and a vena cava filter

  Authors:Hing-Chung Lee and Mary B. LayaFrom:Chest (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 19941,216 words Article A 61-year old Hispanic woman with a history of primary antiphospholipid syndrome with pulmonary emboli and who was status post a vena caval filter placement to prevent recurrent pulmonary emboli, presented with acute...

• Massive intraoperative pulmonary embolism

  Authors:Donato Sisto, Darryl Hoffman, Marguerita Camacho, Sylvia Fernandes, William Maldarelli, and Soomyung LeeFrom:Chest (Vol. 102, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  July 19921,117 words Article Intraoperative massive pulmonary embolism is extremely rare. We describe such a case in a patient treated for a prolonged period preoperatively with intravenous heparin after an acute myocardial infarction and...

• Pulmonary artery sarcoma mimicking pulmonary embolism

  Authors:Stephen G. Delany, Terence C.A. Doyle, Richard W. Bunton, Noelyn A. Hung, Lesley U. Joblin, and D. Robin TaylorFrom:Chest (Vol. 103, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 19931,600 words Article Two cases of primary pulmonary sarcoma which were initially diagnosed as pulmonary thromboembolism are presented. The clinical and radiologic features of pulmonary sarcoma are reviewed, with special emphasis on the...

• Epidemiology

  Authors:Carlo Giuntini, Giorgio Di Ricco, Carlo Marini, Elio Melillo, and Antonio PallaFrom:Chest (Vol. 107, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 19953,839 words Article Present evidence suggests that venous thromboembolism is the third most common acute cardiovascular disease after cardiac ischemic syndromes and stroke. The frequency of the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) at a...

• Pulmonary embolism: 13 questions physicians often ask

  Authors:Joel A. Wirth and Richard A. MatthayFrom:Consultant (Vol. 35, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 19953,162 words Article Pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnosis and management pose several problems since PE may not show obvious warning signs and may mimic symptoms observed in other cardiopulmonary disorders. In addition, not a single noninvasive...

• Clozapine-induced pulmonary embolism and aspiration pneumonia

  Author:Y.W. Francis LamFrom:The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update (Vol. 25, Issue 10)

  Oct. 2014721 words Article 1400LThe antipsychotic clozapine is highly effective in managing patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia. However, in addition to well-recognized side effects such as agranulocytosis that limit its use, other adverse...